Hello friends, As you know I have been art journaling for over 14 years. It’s been a saving grace for me – my journal (pages) have been a place for me to land when I’m going through stuff but also a place to document my joys and loves. It’s also a way for me to use humour to get me through some trying times…….like this one……

When i was diagnosed with hearing loss…..or this….

When i was going through a very difficult period in my life.

Or when i was having difficulties asking for money for a mojo session (just assumed my acquaintance knew what i charged) and ended up getting kale instead of money!

Sometimes I get a bit bored of regular journal pages so it’s fun to kick things up a notch or two by adding new techniques. So I’m pretty thrilled to be able to show you some new techniques – Flip Flop and Fly is the project I am sharing in the 21 Secrets Tools and Techniques online workshop at the beginning of April. Watch the short video trailer below I just created:

I’m excited to be able to give away one spot in the workshop. If you’d like to enter to win a spot please leave me a comment below letting me know what your favourite technique is for your art journaling and mixed media projects. I’ll be drawing a name next Wednesday March 30th at 9 am PST. Good Luck and thanks for entering! Please tell your friends.

Hi Violette, this sounds like a FUN project. I love a bit of humour in my journal. The technique that I like best is adding doodles and qoutes to make a page more personal and/or meaningful.
Love! Marjolijn

While I don’t have a favourite technique (love the ones I know), it all depends on my mood or the state of my health at the time. Thanks Violette, for the chance to win a spot in 21 Secrets tools and techniques

I can’t think of a favorite as it all depends on the mood I am when I am creating but I think one of my go to is modeling paste as it adds a lot of depth to a piece. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win a spot!!!!

Hi Violette! I so love your art. Thanks for the opportunity for a spot on 21 secrets. My go to art tool is the neocolor 2’s. I love to make backgrounds with them and to blend them with acrylics. They are so versatile and the colors are very rich and yummy.

Thank you for the chance to win. I like to build up layers of watercolor to draw on. I also like to make copies of my paintings and illustrations then cut them up for collage fodder. Your ideas for pull tabs, etc is very cool. I love the fun you put into your work. Cheers-

Listing a favorite is hard. I like to keep challenging myself to try something new, even if it means I am not in love with how it turns out. One thing I am loving right now is creating my own stencils to use with gesso, spray ink, acrylics – you name it!

Oh wow-your video promo, so cool! Your lessons are always so fun and inspiring. As for my favorite art journaling technique … I don’t really know that I have a favorite. Fingerpainting maybe. I enjoy art so much, it’s really hard to pick a favorite technique! Hope all is well with you dear Violette!! xoxo

I am currently making backgrounds out of a 1991 journal that I found when moving house. I didn’t like what I read in there as I was so unhappy at the time. So I ripped the pages out, which felt good, and I can slap paint over the unhappiness and give it new life in a happier 2016 journal

Collage is one of my favourite ways of starting a journal page – even if it disappears under the layers later on. I began cutting, gluing and sticking with my kids when they were little and then realised that I adored it – still sitting there when they had long gone because they were bored.

I love adding layers of paint using things other than a brush-scraping on with a credit card, bubble wrap, using a point object to scrape applied paint off in tiny designs, paper towel or saran wrap to add texture, there are so many option and I just love to play with layering them up and mixing colors! Thanks for the chance at your class. B

I love most everything about art journaling but if I had to pick a favorite…pen work. Everything from doodling, outlining, journaling and anything else that can be done with a pen or markers…yeah, mark making. That’s what I meant to say. lol

More and more I am using watercolor for backgrounds and painting images on my journal pages. I also got some Winsor and Newton watercolor markers, which are great for adding text and detail to my pages.

I was just out in Whiterock visiting my son and his family and thought of you. We all went for a walk at Crescent Beach but they were filming a TV show or something and it was just crazy busy. Hope you’re having a lovely week. One of these days I’ll find your cottage and say hello.

I love acrylics, watercolor and gel pens! With a lot of fine sparkle in my art journaling. I love to play with different textures I find in the produce wrap too. Its just fun, and I’m no pro, but I’d like to be.

Who is Violette

Hi there! I’m an avid art journaler, cartoonist, idea factory and muse. My blog is all about my creative life and how I imbue creativity in all that I do! I hope it inspires you to get your mojo going too!